The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Hahira in 1891, with Henry Briggs Lawson serving as the first mayor until 1907.

[11] Subsequently, tobacco became the main source of income for farmers despite traditionally only been grown in Virginia and North Carolina.

The cigarette factory was situated alongside the Norfolk Southern Railroad on Coleman Road and remained in operation until 1998.

In 2002, the building was demolished, and many of its old bricks, as well as heart pine lumber from its foundation beams and flooring, were salvaged for reuse.

In the late 1920s and early 1930s, Hahira also gained prominence in the boxing scene through local fight promotions.

Hahira has largely remained an agricultural community, with tobacco cultivation continuing as one of its main crops, though production has fallen significantly since its peak in the 20th century.

Interstate 75 passes through the west side of Hahira, with access from Exit 29 (Georgia State Route 122).

For years, the public library of Hahira consisted of a few thousand books in a small room in City Hall, operated by Jackie Matthews and open only on Thursday afternoons.

Hahira citizens were divided, torn between serious water and sewage issues and their own public library.

Ultimately, Hahira, which was known during the 1920s as the Queen Bee Capital of the World, built a library, which opened on March 12, 1989.

[31] Citing public safety concerns, in March 2008, the Hahira City Council, with a vote by the mayor, passed a clothing ordinance that bans residents from wearing pants that have a top falling below the waist in fit and reveal skin or undergarments.

Established in 1981 by Mamie Sorrell and Adeline Landrum, its aim was to revitalize Hahira through an event including arts, crafts, food, entertainment, a beauty pageant, and a parade.

Attendance estimates for the parade and the festival's street activities include as many as 36,000 visitors, making it a significant attraction for the town.

[35] From the early 1980s to the mid-1990s, Wilby and Gloria Coleman of Valdosta, together with family and friends, sponsored an annual bluegrass festival in Hahira.

The Pick-In featured a weekend of bluegrass bands on the mountain stage as well as pickers and grinners in camp sites throughout the city.

In the Fall of 2009, Harvey's Supermarket sponsored a "Great Hahira Pick-In," before building a store on the traditional site of the festival.